We were met at our hotel by our morning transport to the
fire station, which is an ambulance. At the station we met several more
Bomberos who came in to meet us.

We started the day with them going through their equipment
and apparatus. They have two pumpers, a rescue, two tankers, a tiller and a
rather unique cross apparatus which was an old airport ambulance that has been
adapted to be used as a Squad. It was like a Squad that wants to be an
ambulance as well. Also an ambulance box that is put into a 2X2 pick up truck
box where it is taken for a supply vehicle for a provincial response
vehicle.Or it can be put on a 4X4 and
taken into the hills. There are also four full time ambulances.

This station is made up of composite firefighters. There are
six full time members on two shifts of 24 hours. There are also three
dispatchers who work 8-hour shifts so 8 hours on and 16 hours off, seven days a
week… for ever.

There are around 25 volunteers but they cannot run calls on
their own. They require a full time person to go with them.

The dispatch system is answering a phone and texting volunteers
if required or dispatching who is available in the station.